Gold Coast scraps bid to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Dec 04, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Australia's Gold Coast region has withdrawn its bid to host the multi-sport event Commonwealth Games in 2026, making the future of the tournament uncertain.
Australian city Victoria cancels hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games due to lack of funds
Jul 18, 2023, at 02:59 pm
The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in doubt after the Australian city of Victoria withdrew its plans to host the event on 'financial' ground.
CWG 2022: India wins bronze in Women's Hockey beating New Zealand 2-1 in penalty shootout
Aug 07, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Birmingham: Indian women's hockey team Sunday won the bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022, defeating New Zealand by 2-1 in the penalty shootout.
CWG: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins gold; India's 4th in wrestling
Aug 07, 2022, at 03:59 am
Birmingham: Ravi Kumar Dahiya Saturday won a major gold medal as he defeated Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in the final of the men's 57kg final by technical superiority.
Aug 06, 2022, at 05:56 am
Birmingham/IBNS: In a spectacular sporting display by Indian wrestlers Friday, Bajrang Punia gave the country its first gold medal in wrestling at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022, only to be followed by Sakshi Malik in the women's 62kg category and Deepak Puniya in men's 86kg category sealing a hat-trick of golds in the sports.
CWG '22: Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik seal two golds medals for India in wrestling
Aug 06, 2022, at 05:02 am
Birmingham/IBNS: It is a glorious day for Indian sports with Bajrang Punia giving the country its first gold medal in wrestling at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022, only to be followed by Sakshi Malik in the women's 62kg category to add a second yellow medal in the sport
Commonwealth Games: India's Sudhir wins gold in para powerlifting, Murali claims silver in athletics
Aug 05, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Birmingham/IBNS: India's Sudhir has clinched a gold in para powerlifting while Murali Sreeshankar claimed a silver in athletics improving the country's tally of medals in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
CWG: Men's hockey team reaches semifinals
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:35 am
Birmingham/UNI: India's men's hockey team confirmed a spot in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 with a 4-1 win over Wales in their last pool stage match on Thursday.
India's Tulika Maan bags silver in Judo at Commonwealth Games
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:40 am
Birmingham/IBNS: India's Tulika Maan won the silver medal in Judo at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
CWG Hockey: India women beat Canada 3-2, enter semifinal
Aug 04, 2022, at 01:38 am
Birmingham/UNI: Indian women's hockey team played a high-octane match and booked a place in the semifinal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after defeating Canada 3-2 on Wednesday in the last pool A match.
Vikas Thakur completes hattrick of CWG medal with a silver in men's 96kg weightlifting
Aug 03, 2022, at 04:36 am
Birmingham/IBNS/UNI: Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur on Tuesday completed the hat-trick of Commonwealth Games medals after clinching the silver in the men's 96kg event with a lift of 346 kg.
CWG: India win historic gold medal in Lawn Bowls, Women's Fours team beats South Africa
Aug 03, 2022, at 01:28 am
Birmingham/IBNS/UNI: India's women lawn bowls team on Tuesday scripted history after winning the gold medal in the Women's Fours event after defeating South Africa in the final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Indian men's hockey team play out thrilling 4-4 draw against England
Aug 02, 2022, at 06:01 am
Birmingham/UNI: Indian men's hockey team played out a thrilling 4-4 draw against England in Commonwealth Games 2022 here after the opposition made a stunning comeback in the final quarter of the match on Monday.
Mirabai Chanu shares video of her mother celebrating her CWG gold medal victory, check out
Aug 01, 2022, at 12:56 am
Birmingham: Indian weightlifting icon Mirabai Chanu on Sunday left the nation happy by posting a video on Instagram where her mother could be seen dancing to celebrate her daughter's gold medal victory in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
Birmingham CWG: India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar clinches silver medal in 55 kg men's weightlifting
Jul 30, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Birmingham: India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar gave the country its first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as he clinched silver in 55kg men's weightlifting event here on Sunday.
CWG 2022: India’s performance on Day-1
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:49 am
Birmingham: India off to a good start at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) as women’s hockey team thoroughly outplayed Ghana, men’s and women’s Table Tennis teams and boxer Shiva Thapa tasted win on day-one of the competitions.
Narendra Modi wishes athletes for CWG Birmingham
Jul 29, 2022, at 02:40 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday wished the Indian athletes for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games: Sports Ministry swings into action after Lovlina Borgohain alleges harassment
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:06 am
New Delhi: After Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain alleged in a tweet on Monday of mental harassment due to the absence of her coaches, Sports Ministry swung into action and urged the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to issue accreditation to the boxer’s coach.
Indian women's hockey team announced for Commonwealth Games
Jun 23, 2022, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Hockey India Thursday named an 18-member Indian women's hockey team for the Commonwealth Games set to begin on Jul 28 in Birmingham, England.
India hosting cricket coaching camp for Commonwealth nations
Oct 15, 2019, at 10:06 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) A cricket coaching camp for boys and girls under 16 years of age from Commonwealth countries is being held in the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru from October 1 to 30.
Women T20 cricket included in CWG 2022
Aug 13, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Dubai, Aug 13 (IBNS): Women’s T20 cricket will be included in the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games.
ICC bids for Women's Cricket in Commonwealth Games
Nov 26, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Dubai, Nov 26 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed it has submitted a bid for the inclusion of T20 women’s cricket into the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022.
India finishes CWG campaign with 66 medals
Apr 16, 2018, at 12:39 am
Gold Coast, Apr 15 (IBNS): With a total of 66 medals, India finished their Commonwealth Games campaign in the third spot on Sunday.
Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu set perfect example for budding players: Sachin Tendulkar
Apr 15, 2018, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar wished country's badminton stars PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal for playing in the final of the Commonwealth Games and said they set a 'perfect example' for budding players.
Saina Nehwal defeats PV Sindhu to bag gold at CWG 2018
Apr 15, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 15 (IBNS): In a high voltage match, Saina Nehwal defeated higher ranking PV Sindhu and clinched the gold medal in the women's singles category at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
CWG men's doubles TT: Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai win bronze
Apr 14, 2018, at 10:59 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 14 (IBNS): Indian table tennis men's double pair Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai won bronze medal for the country on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games: Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal in men's javelin
Apr 14, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 14 (IBNS): India's Neeraj Chopra has won a gold medal in men's javelin in the 21st Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
CWG: Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins silver
Apr 12, 2018, at 08:14 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 12 (IBNS): Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant won the silver medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Games' 50m Rifle Prone event here on Thursday.
Commonwealth Games: Tejaswini Sawant wins silver in women's 50m rifle
Apr 12, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 12 (IBNS): Tejaswini Sawant has won a silver medal in women's 50m rifle on the eighth day of the 21st Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
Commonwealth Games: Shreyasi Singh wins gold in double trap, Om Mitharwal bags bronze in 50m pistol
Apr 11, 2018, at 05:30 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 11 (IBNS): Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh has won a gold medal in women's double trap event in the Commonwealth Games in Australia on Wednesday, media reports said.